New features on the latest Snow Leopard Build

Less than a month from the previous 10A261, the new Snow Leopard build brings important changes for key components such as QuickTime, Finder and obviously Safari.

The new version of the QuickTime PLayer has a new minimalistic UI that focus on the playback. The Finder has a new Cocoae Desktop, Contextual Menu and Info Window. Worth mentioning is the inclusion of Safari 4 Beta as the default browser on the Operational System’s seed.

There are still many problems known in many areas, and in some cases, some of these problems are rather serious. For example, the DVD installation is very slow, while the remote installation might cause Panics. The Migration Assistant “forgets” to import certain elements, iTunes often locks up if connected to an iPhone and Time Machine can’t be started through Mail and Finder.

Curiously, also with this build the hibernation on machines featuring nVidia graphic cards result in a freeze, and Apple has officially discouraged the installation on the new Mac Pro based on the Nehalem architecture. It means that there’s still a lot of work to be done on Snow Leopard before its official launch.